National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-21
DEATH FROM A MISTAKE.
A Dose of Laudanum Given for other
Medicine.

Medicine.
A sad accident occurred on Saturday af-
ternoon which resulted In the death OF an
infant grandchild Of ex-Gov. Shepherd at
Bleak House, in the county. Mr.. and Mrs.
Quintard, the parents Of the child, have re-
sided at Bleak House this season. Their
little one had been sick for two weeks, and
ite mother being broken down attending 1t
a professional nurse was hired; In admin
istering dose OF medicine the latter, by
mistake, gave the child laudanum. ThoIgh
the error was almost Immediately d.iscov-
cred and medical aid at once Secured all
efforts to couuteract its effects failoi, aud
the child died twenty hours later.
Prinsipal of the Comanohes Talks.
EUFAULA, /. T., June 0, 1SS7.-To THE
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF 1. T.-SirS:
have the honor to submit several things
that which think are injustice to our
country and people. But, first Of all, l
shall cay o few words in regard to the re-
marks which have been made by the coun-
ell.
1. Ny heart was gladen by your brotherly
advicee.
2. was greatly appreciated by your wise
talks.
8. was more than willing to take hold
Of all your wise advices, and hold II fast
in my heart, and will try to do in all my
power for the advancement of my people
Last year we Comanches sent Black Grow
10 Eufaula to attend the grand council
that was held that tine. As our repre-
sentative and l, bee.Nunah, told him
to transact for us, and also told him to
give greater attention to the proceedings,
and get all the news that he can and bring
TO us, and then before Black Grow had
come back from Eufaula l was like blind,
| but when he (Back Crow came back aud
| told me Of your wise advices they were a
| great encourage to me, and also IL made me
| feel happy and good And. now, this year |
| came to myself TO Eufaula to witness this
international council and get some good
| advices again, that 1t may enable me;to face
the diflicults that are going on In our coun-
| try. Now, will make some remarks In
| regard to my own people and the cattle
men that Is about lease business, that We
| are opposed to 1t, but nevertheless that
some Of the chiefs arc agreed to lease the
grass to the cattlemen, OF which we are not
1 agree to- The Comanche chief that agreed
| TO lease the grass to the cattlemen is Out
country with the cattlemen and agent. We
will need our countI y to use for our chill
dren in the future, and so we don't want
TO sell any part of 1t to anybody.
As you know already that we are OPP
posed TO the lands-in severalty bill that
have been passed in Congress last year, We
ask you, five civilized tribes to present
this matter to our great father at Washing.
ton for us. Our great father at Washington
told us to send our children to school. We
had done all that; but, of course, the wild
| Indian children can't learn pretty fast, and
beside the hardness OF learning the ways OF
civilization and of the white people, the
children don't get the regular instructions
and go by that reason they cannot learn
very fast. /, Tab-bee-nanah- Kah, when
ever our great father at Washington tolt
us to send our children to school, | AWAY,
goiug about telling the other Indians wha
the great father at Washington wanted tC
be done. But whenever | hear the divid
ing lands to us, / always dislike to hear "
Qui.niab, the Comanch chief, to whom
said that he was doing injustice into ou
country. When was coming to Euflula
asked him to come with me too, but he sait
that he got nothing to do with the council
and said that he will not listen to any In
dian race, but will do the business by hi
own ways, and will not listen to anybo ly'
advice; and, also, our agent will not hell
us, or advice us: and, also, the cattlemel
allow their cattle to come into cur country
and when we, the party that are opposin.
the lease business, know that the cattl,
| come into our country, Of course we got Il
do something In order to have the cattle Il
be driven out OF our country. Anothe
thing, that is this, so many white peopl
have been cutting timbers in our countr
| without our consent. / am, respectful
yours, TAI BEE-NANAu-kAH,
Principal Of the Comanch.
JUNE 9TH, 1887.